High-performing teams don't happen by accident. Alignment, clarity and trust aren't byproducts of working together — they require intention. Without it, even the most capable teams start to drift: away from high performance, away from each other, and away from what makes them effective. Why teams drift Research suggests alignment within teams is often two to three times lower than leaders think. When teams don't make time to reconnect, misalignment creeps in, connection fades

Most recruiting follows a rigorous path — capability, experience, strategic thinking, psychological testing. But the art and discipline of working effectively in a team, what some call 'teaming', usually gets little attention. Recruiting for teaming changes that. The one question that reveals teaming Imagine asking a single question in a leadership interview: what's the best team you've ever been part of, and why — and what was your unique contribution? At first it can seem s

Leadership teams often battle with joint decision-making. Holding both the interests of 'the team I lead' and 'my role on the leadership team' can quietly turn decisions into a feeling of winning or losing — which breeds competition instead of collaboration, and strains relationships and morale. Why team decisions feel like winning or losing Every decision involves compromise. And where there's compromise, there's emotion, as people grapple with the personal impact. When that

Team alignment is rarer than most leaders think. Research into how strategy plays out across hundreds of organisations found that only about a third of senior managers could name their organisation's top three goals — and even given five tries, only around half could agree on the single top priority. Why misalignment is so costly Even slight misunderstandings or differing perceptions — often from siloed thinking — slow the business down, and ultimately the bottom line with it

Many teams set yearly goals for how they want to behave — and then fall short on the follow-up. It's a bit like a New Year's resolution that never gets resolved: the goal gets buried in the day-to-day, or forgotten the moment the first crisis hits. Why a 90-day behavioural goal works So try something different. What would it look like to set a 90-day team behavioural goal for high performance? One that's discussed and reviewed often, that everyone is fully committed to holdin

There's a lot leaders can learn from a great sports coach — and most of it is about team coaching. The best coaches understand that the success of the team is greater than any one player, and that even a talented group doesn't succeed in a vacuum. It takes continual work to align a team of teams. Why team coaching matters more than ever We're seeing a growing need for team coaching as leaders navigate hybrid work, rising complexity and uncertainty, tighter budgets, and a shar